Revealing somatic sequences in human genome via Kolmogorov-Arnold technique

ABSTRACT

Kolmogorov-Arnold analysis is invented as a tool for the study of tumor and normal coding in human genomics sequencing to identify tumor-specific (somatic) sequences and copy number alterations. The technique enables to reveal quantitatively somatic sequences in the dataset of the genomic DNA purified from tumor and normal specimens. The computer power requirements for an analysis are modest ones.

The sequence listing is included as a computer fie on the compact disc filed on Arp. 20, 2018 referenced as AN⁻14067102⁻ST25.txt Copy1, Copy2, and Copy 3. The file is created on Jul. 26, 2016 by Patent-In version 3.5 and has size of 11 kb.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The Kolmogorov-Arnold technique is invented for the analysis of the statistical properties of the human genome and revealing the somatic sequences. This technique has been developed by Arnold during 2008-2009 based on the work of Kolmogorov of 1933, when he (Arnold) demonstrated its power on diverse examples of dynamical systems and number theory. The carried out applications for physical problems reveal the efficiency of the technique to separate signals with given correlations from composite signals, enabling to detect weak subsignals due to their correlation properties. The technique has been applied to astrophysical problems, i.e. for the analysis of observational datasets, e.g. on the cosmic microwave background radiation obtained by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe's (NASA), X-ray galaxy cluster data obtained by XMM-Newton satellite. The technique had enabled e.g. not only to reveal cosmic sources found by several other methods but also to predict others, then unknown, soon after discovered by the Fermi satellite. Recently this technique was instrumental for detection of the Yarkovsky-Rubincam (thermal thrust) effect for LAGEOS satellites during the study of Lense-Thirring effect predicted by General Relativity. The application to the human genome datasets enables to trace the somatic (tumor) sequences within the normal environment sequences. The application steps include: (a) modeling and extensive numerical experiments with sequences of the characteristics of the human genomic sequence: the revealing of the behavior of the stochastic parameter; (b) development of the criteria for the separation of particular signals, study of the sensitivity to the input parameters and the classes of those generated signals, estimation of their degree of randomness; (c) study of the systems with non-Gaussian cumulative functions; (d) the work with real genomic sequences. The analysis of a single genome sequence requires modest computer power.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A number of methods have been applied to study the statistical properties of genome sequences. Among the aims were the distinguishing of the coding regions, the exons, revealing of the signatures of particular features in the gene sequences, e.g. Bayesian model using Stochastic Search Variable Selection for genomic selection, statistics of consensus sequences for the most common nucleotides, Signals models, Weight Matrix Method, Markov models, multiple alignment of sequences (for given proteins), particular ways of splitting the sequences into two (phylogenetic partition). Kolmogorov-Smirnov method was among the applied ones. These and other methods inquire into various statistical features of the genome structure depending on the particular aim, which are far different from those addressed by KSP. Let us briefly outline the differences between the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the Kolmogorov (Kolmogorov-Arnold) stochasticity parameter (KSP) used below. The former is a long known test, while the second one has been developed by Arnold in 2008-2009. (Arnold does not even quote long known Kolmogorov-Smirnov method in his those papers.) Arnold defines KSP as an objectively measurable degree of randomness of observable events. That definition is similar that of Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy h(T) of Ergodic theory (Cornfeld, I., Fomin, S., and Sinai, Ya. G. Ergodic Theory. New York, Springer-Verlag, 1982): if h(T)>0, then a dynamical system T is chaotic (simplifying the mixing/chaotic terminological link). However, and it is crucial, that h can be used to compare quantitatively different dynamical systems. Dynamical system T_1 is said to be more chaotic than T_2 if h(T_1)>h(T_2)>0. h(T)>0 is the “Kolmogorov-Sinai test” (chaotic or not), h(T_1)>h(T_2)>0 is the “KSP test” (degree of randomness). Most importantly, KSP is applicable to even strongly correlated datasets (Arnold 2008, 2009). KSP technique has been applied to strongly correlated datasets of cosmic microwave background, considering those as not temperature 2D-maps but as 1D scalars, where the variable (temperature) is given by a random (Gaussian) field. The options are the consideration of (a) one sample from n-dimensional multivariate Gaussian distribution, or (b) n samples from (different) univariate Gaussian distributions. As for the Kolmogorov complexity (algorithmic information), it is also entirely different concept than KSP since deals with the minimal length of the coding string (computer program) for the Turing machine and hence is a unreachable quantity; see e.g. (V. G. Gurzadyan, 2005) for the complexity estimation of the human genome. Thus the Kolmogorov-Arnold technique provides novel possibilities to monitor the statistical properties of the genomic sequences, and to reveal somatic alterations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1. The χ² for the Kolmogorov function for the sequence z_(n) vs α indicating the contribution of the random and regular parts for the pair of indicated input parameters.

FIG. 2. The dependence of characteristics of the χ²′Δ, vs the parameter a.

FIG. 3. χ² frequency counts for the set of regular sequences as compared with a Gaussian function.

FIG. 4. The same as FIG. 3 but for a set of random sequences.

FIG. 5. Kolmogorov function Φ for the sequences in FIG. 3.

FIG. 6. Kolmogorov function Φ for the sequences in FIG. 4.

FIG. 7. The maxima of χ² in FIGS. 5 and 6 vs the number of the fluctuations.

FIG. 8. The function Φ for the rows with a sample of somatic (tumor) sequences (red) and normal ones (blue) averaged over the set of somatic ones and the 20 rows, prior and after the somatic ones.

FIG. 9. The same as in FIG. 8 but for denoted somatic sequences (mutations). The mutations listed in the figure can be located in the sequence listing as follows: mutations AAAGANAAATT Seq. ID No 11, CATCTNAAAAA Seq. ID No 12, AGAAGNAAAAA Seq. ID No 13, ATTTTNTCTTT Seq. ID No 14, TGCCCNGGCTG Seq. ID No 15, CTTTCNTTTCT Seq. ID No 16, TCTTCNTTTTT Seq. ID No 17.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention is based on the Arnold's development of 2008-2009 (Arnold V. I., ICTP/2008/001, Trieste, 2008; Uspekhi Matemat. Nauk, 63 (2008) 5; Trans. Moscow Math. Soc. 70 (2009) 31; Funct. Anal. Other Math. 2 (2009) 139) of the work of Kolmogorov of 1933 (Kolmogorov A. N., G. Ist. Ital. Attuari, 4 (1933) 83). Consider X₁, X₂, . . . , X_(n) independent values of the same real-valued random variable X in growing order X₁<X₂< . . . X_(n) and let (Kolmogorov 1933; Arnold 2008) F(χ)=P{X≤χ} be a cumulative distribution function (CDF) of X. The empirical distribution function F_(n)(x) is defined as

${F_{n}(X)} = \left\{ \begin{matrix} {0,} & {{X < x_{1}},} \\ {{k/n},} & {{x_{k} \leqslant X < x_{k + 1}},} \\ {1,} & {x_{n} \leqslant {X.}} \end{matrix} \right.$

Kolmogorov stochasticity parameter is

$\lambda_{n} = {\sqrt{n}\underset{x}{\;\sup}\;{{{{F_{n}(x)} - {F(x)}}}.}}$

Kolmogorov theorem (Kolmogorov 1933) states that for any continuous F

${{\lim\limits_{n->\infty}{P\left\{ {\lambda_{n} \leqslant \lambda} \right\}}} = {\Phi(\lambda)}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}{\Phi(0)}} = 0.},{{\Phi(\lambda)} = {\sum\limits_{k = {- \infty}}^{+ \infty}{\left( {- 1} \right)^{k}e^{{- 2}k^{2}\lambda^{2}}}}},{\lambda > 0},$ the convergence is uniform and Kolmogorov distribution Φ is independent on CDF. The reasonable values of the function Φ correspond to the interval 0.3<λ_n<2.4; λ itself is a random variable with a mean λ_(mean)=∫λϕ(λ)dλ≈0.875029

This technique has been applied to the study of the properties of the datasets of cosmic microwave background radiation obtained by Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), including e.g. the study of the so-called Cold Spot and supporting its void nature, enabling the detection of point sources (quasars, blazars) in WMAP data later discovered by Fermi satellite, for detection of galaxy clusters based on X-ray dataof XMM-Newton space telescope (V. G. Gurzadyan, A. A. Kocharyan, Kolmogorov stochasticity parameter measuring the randomness in the Cosmic Microwave Background; Astr. & Astrophys. 492 (2008) L33; V. G. Gurzadyan, A. A. Starobinsky, T. Ghahramanian, A. L. Kashin, H. Khachatryan, H. Kuloghlian, D. Vetrugno, G. Yegorian, Large Scale Plane-Mirroring in the Cosmic Microwave Background WMAP5 Maps, Astr. & Astrophys., 490 (2008) 929; V. G. Gurzadyan, A. E. Allahverdyan, T. Ghahramanyan, A. L. Kashin, H. G. Khachatryan, A. A. Kocharyan, H. Kuloghlian, S. Mirzoyan, E. Poghossian, Kolmogorov CMB Sky, Astr. & Astrophys. 497 (2009) 343; V. G. Gurzadyan, A. L. Kashin, H. G. Khachatryan, A. A. Kocharyan, E. Poghosian, D. Vetrugno, G. Yegorian, The power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background Kolmogorov maps: possible clue to correlation of voids, Astr. & Astrophys. 506 (2009) L37; V. G. Gurzadyan, A. L. Kashin, H. G. Khachatryan, A. A. Kocharyan, E. Poghosian, D. Vetrugno, G. Yegorian, Kolmogorov analysis detecting radio and Fermi gamma-ray sources in cosmic microwave background maps, Europhys. Lett. 91 (2010) 19001; V. G. Gurzadyan, A. E. Allahverdyan, T. Ghahramanyan, A. L. Kashin, H. G. Khachatryan, A. A. Kocharyan, S. Mirzoyan, E. Poghosian, D. Vetrugno, G. Yegorian A weakly random Universe? Astr. & Astrophys. 525 (2011) L7; Gurzadyan, V. G.; Durret, F.; Ghahramanyan, T.; Kashin, A. L.; Khachatryan, H. G.; Poghosian, E., Detection of X-ray galaxy clusters based on the Kolmogorov method, Europhysics Lett., 95, 69001 (2011). V. G. Gurzadyan, I. Ciufolini, S. Sargsyan, G. Yegorian, S. Mirzoyan, A. Paolozzi, Satellite probing General Relativity and its extensions and Kolmogorov analysis, Europhysics Lett. 102 (2013) 60002.)

Important class of sequences, particularly for the genomics problem, include those discussed by Arnold (quoted above papers, 2008, 2009) and represented in the form (V. G. Gurzadyan, T. Ghahramanyan, S. Sargsyan, Degree of randomness: numerical experiments for astrophysical signals, Europhys. Lett. 95 (2011) 19001) z _(n)=αχ_(n)+(1−α)γ_(n), where x_(n) are random sequences and

${y_{n} = \frac{a\;{n\left( {{mod}\; b} \right)}}{b}},$ are regular sequences, a and b are mutually fixed prime numbers; both sequences are defined within the interval (0,1) and have uniform distribution, a indicating the fraction of random and regular sequences. When doing statistic with large number of sequences, each new sequence y_(n) is taken as the continuation of the previous one from the same arithmetical progression.

Thus one has z_(n) with a distribution function

${F(X)} = \left\{ {\begin{matrix} {0,} & {{X \leqslant 0},} \\ {\frac{X^{2}}{2{\alpha\left( {1 - \alpha} \right)}},} & {{0 < X \leqslant \alpha},} \\ {\frac{{2\alpha\; X} - \alpha^{2}}{2{\alpha\left( {1 - \alpha} \right)}},} & {{\alpha < X \leqslant {1 - \alpha}},} \\ {{1 - \frac{\left( {1 - X} \right)^{2}}{2{\alpha\left( {1 - \alpha} \right)}}},} & {{{1 - \alpha} < X \leqslant 1},} \\ {1,} & {X > 1} \end{matrix}.} \right.$

Analyzing the stochastic properties of z_(n) vs the parameter α varying between 0 and 1 for different values of the parameters a and b, i.e. corresponding to from purely stochastic to purely regular sequences, the FIG. 1 can be obtained. FIG. 1 shows the χ² for the empirical distribution functions G(Φ)_(m) and G₀(Φ)=Φ as indicator for randomness. Thus one parameter χ² is calculated per each of the (100×101) sequences. Grouping 100 χ² values per one value of a, one can construct the mean and error values for χ², resulting the behavior for each pair of a and b at the dependence of χ² on α. Thus the variation of χ² vs α varying from 0 to 1 indicates the gradual change of sequences z_(n) from regular to random.

That sensitivity on the parameter a on b is defined via the parameter A which equals the difference of two values in the χ² plots: maximal value of χ² and minimal value in the range a from (0, α_{max}), where α_{max} is the position of the maximal value. FIG. 2 shows the strict mirror symmetry in the dependence of Δ vs a, although no periodicity has been found by Fourier analysis.

The features of signals formed as sum of many fluctuations, each having the same standard deviation, with the χ² frequency counts for the set of random and regular sequences as compared with a Gaussian function, also reflect the informativity of the method.

Consider a regular sequence given as

${a_{i} = {\frac{1}{\sqrt{N}}{\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{N}{{Compact}\left( {x_{i}^{k},{- 1},1} \right)}}}},$

Where χ^(k) is compactified arithmetical sequence within the interval (−1,1), with step 1/k, and

${b_{i} = {\frac{1}{\sqrt{N}}{\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{N}{{Random}\left( {{- 1},1} \right)}}}},$ as a random one. Compact(x,p,q)=q+x mod(p−q) indicates multiples of (p−q) from x having the value within the range (p,q), p<q.

The results for 10000 random (generated by random number generator) and regular sequences each are shown in the two FIGS. 3 and 4 for χ² with varying the number of the fluctuations.

It is seen from the FIGS. 5 and 6, that although Gaussians are maintained both in random and regular cases, the behavior of Φ is radically different, thus revealing the possibilities of this method.

One more indication shown in FIG. 7 is the revealed weak dependence to the number of fluctuations.

Genomics Application.

The objective is the sequencing analysis of samples to identify tumor-specific (somatic) sequence and copy number alterations. The procedure is illustrated below via the dataset of the genomic DNA purified from tumor and normal specimens. DNA samples were enriched for coding regions in the genome using custom DNA capture approaches. Sequence data were mapped to the reference human genome sequence and sequence alterations were determined by comparison of up to 57 million 100 digit rows of G,A,T,C bases of tumor and normal DNA. The study of somatic sequence alterations has been performed via the Kolmogorov-Arnold analysis for the dataset. Input data, i.e. the sample rows, for row's position numbers 30259203 to 30259205, are shown below for Seq. ID No 18:

TATGTCCCCCAATAAACTGTAAGCTTCAGGGGGAATGAGTGAATGACCAG TGTTCTAAGTAGAATCTTAATCTTGGATTGTTAACTCAATGAATTCTCAT ATGTGGTCCCTGGGCTTCTCCATTCACCAGCCCCCAATCATTTCTTCCTG TACAAGGAATGAAACAGTCATTGAGGTCACCTCTAGCAAGTCTCCCAGCA GATAGCTACCACTTTCCACATCACAGTAGTAATAAATTAAATCATAATAT ACTTAATATTAGGTGTACTTTTTAAAACTAAATTTTAAAAGAAAAAGGAG

The sample of 10 somatic sequence signatures have been studied for a set of data (each string of over 5000 mln nucleotides), and the presence of each somatic sequence can be summarized as follows.

Gene Sequence N 81 82 83 84 121 122 150 151 Symbol Context all N1 T1 T2 N2 N1 N2 T1 T2 N2 N2 T2 N2 T2 ABP1 GAGCCNAAGAC 1 1 AOX1 AGGCCNGCCCT 3 1 1 1 APOB GATCTNAAAAA 2 1 1 ATRX GTGAGNACGTT 1 1 CLASP2 GTGACNCATAG 1 1 DDX27 AAAACNTCTCG 0 DOCK9 TGCCTNTGGAT 4 1 1 2 hFAM131B TCATGNCTGTG 3 1 1 1 FASTKD3 TCAAGNTGATT 3 1 1 1 FZD7 GACTGNGGTAT 0

The mutations listed in the above table can be located in the sequence listing as follows: GAGCCNAAGAC Seq. ID No 3, AGGCCNGCCCT Seq. ID No 4, GATCTNAAAAA Seq. ID No 5, GTGAGNACGTT Seq. ID No 6, GTGACNCATAG Seq. ID No 7, TGCCTNTGGAT Seq. ID No 8, TCATGNCTGTG Seq. ID No 9, TCAAGNTGATT Seq. ID No 10. There is no mutations AAAACNTCTCG and GACTGNGGTAT in our data sample, which is reflected in the zero values for the frequencies of these mutations.

An example of the presence of the somatic sequences in two samples of this Table is shown below. The data for the sample 084N2 are in the Seq. ID 1, and the data for the sample 151N2 are in the Seq. ID No 2.

Seq. ID No 1 for sample 084N2 and position numbers 34588855 to 34588889 ACAGAGCTGAGTCACGTGGTGGAATAAATACAAGTGTGTTGGCTCAAGCC CAGAGTTGCTGATAGGGAGATGGATGCCTCCTGCCCCATGGGCTGTAAAC TGCCTGGAACATGACCCTCCTAGACCAACTCCACACTGGACTTCATCAGC AACTGCAACACCTGGAGACCTGCTTGCTGCAGGTAGTGGGAGAAGGAGAA GCTCAGAGGAGTGGGAATGGGGTGGGTCTTCCTGGGCATGGCCAGGCTGT GCCCCAGCCTAGGGGCTTGGTGTGGTGGTGTTGGCCAGGCTTGGCAGGCA TAGTAACTCTGATATGCAGTTGGGTAATTTAAAAATTGTAGTTTAAGTGG TTTCTGCACGAATCTAGATTCTCTAAATGAAATCTAACTCAGCTCCCATA TTCCACTGCTTAAACTGAGCACAGGACGTGCACTTGGATAGTAAACCAGG TGTCTCCTCAAAGCCCTAATATATTCAGCATCTCTATCAAAGGCGCCTTT GAGAAAGACTTAAGCATGATGCCCCCCCGCACTGACTTTCATGTGGCAGC CAAGCAAGCGCCGGACTCCTCAAGGGCTGGCAGGAGAGCAACAGGAGATG TTCCAGCCTTGGGCATAGTCAGGGACTCTCGTGGGACCCCCCGAGTAGAA ACACAGATGTGTCTCCCTGGGTCCCTGCCAGGTCCCCTCTCAGCCTGGAT CCATTGAAACCAATGCTATGCATACCACTCCTCCTTCCAAGGCTGTCATC TTGCAGTCTGCCTCTGTCTCCAAGAAGTACCTCCCATTTTACCTGGGGCT CCCGAGCCTCTCCTCGTGGGGAAGGCGACACACAGCAGCCGTGAAGGTGG CTGCCGAGAAGTTGCCCAGGCTGCTTCCAAAACCCACGGCCTGCTCCACG GTTTTGAACATTTGGCAATGTGTATTAGCACAGCTCTTCCCTTTAGCAAG ATTTGTTTTGCGGTTCCAGATAGGTCATTTCCAGGCCTCATTCCGCCAAG NNNNNGGTTAACCAAGGAAAAAAACTTAAAAGGCATCATTGTAAACA

TGCAGAAGTTGAATNATTGATTTGAAAGTTTTAAT TTTGTAA TTCTCTATTTTCCTAGTTATATATGCTATCATATGTCTGTTTTTCTCCTC TTGAAGTTTCCCTGAAACCTGGGCTCTTGAAGACGCATCACTGGAGCAGA CCTCAGAGATGTTGACCCCAGCTGGGACATCAGTACCACACGCCACAAAA TCCCCATGTCAATAGCACCACCCCTTCCCTCTGCTGGAGGATACAATCCC AGCCCCACAGAGGGATCCCTTACTACTGGAATGCAGACACAGACGTTGGA TCCTGGTTCTCCCCAGATGACACCAACTCCGTGGTTACCAAATAGGCAAA CCCTTCCTCTGTCAGTACTGCTGTGAACAGACCTGCGTGGCTGGTCCTGT GTTTGGGTAAAACATTAAATGACAACTTTAATTGAAAAAACCTGGGGAAG GCCAGAACACTGATTGGTGGATACCCTCGTCTTCAGTCTCTCTGGAGTCC TTTCACTTCCATTGCCTTCGGGACAGGGAACACCTCCTCCCCCACCCTCA CCCCAGGGAGGGCAACGTTCATTCTGCTGTGGCAATGGGCCTTGGGGGAT AGGAGTTGGATATCTGCGTAAGGGAGGACAGGTGGAAAGTGATATGGAAC GTGCGTAAAATGACAAGTCAAGGAACGACAGGAAGCAGGGAAAGTCGACA CACTGCAAGAAAAATAGTGATAATGCTAAATAAAAAACCGTCATGAGAAA CATGCACCCCAACTAAGCTCAGGTCCTGCGTAGATTTTTGTGGGAATCAG CTTCCAAGGACTAGGTCATTTATTGGCCCTGTGTTCCTAGGTCAGCGGTG GAGGTATGGTCAACCTATAGTAAGTTAGTAAATGATAAGGGGAGGAAGAA ATGGAAACCTAAACATCTACTGCAATGAAAACCAACAGCAATATCAGGAG AGAACAAACAAAACTATAGTGCTGGACACAAGTGGAAAGTATATTACCTT CATTAAAATTATCTTCCTGACATGCAGTGAGGAAATTGTGTTTCCAAAGA Seq. ID No 2 for sample 151N2 and position numbers 30259182 to 30259205 CCCAAGCTGGAATGCAGTGGCTGTTCACAGATGCAGTCATAGCACTGTAG AGCATCAGGTGTTCCTCCCATGGCAGGAGGGAAGAAACCCAGCAAACGTC AATGAAAGTCAAATGAAATCTTTAGATGTCCTTCCATATTTTATGGTGAC GATCTGCATCATGGGTCCGGCGGGTCCGGCCCAGGCAGCCTCTGGAGCAA AAATGGGATACAGAAAAAGACAGAACATCATAGTTCTAAGTTACTGATTT GGAGTTTCACTCTTGTTGCTGAGACTGGAGTGCAATGACGCGATCTCGGC GACTCACTGGAGGAATGTGCCATCACTTGTTCAAATAGCCACGGCCCTTG AGTGAAGAGGCTGGGGATGACACTACCACTGTACTGTTCTGGCATGCTCT TTTTTTCCTTTCTTTCCTTTAGAAGAAGTAGATGAACGAGACGATGCAGC TCTGCCATTCAAGGCTCTAATGTTCCTAACCCTGATGAGGCCGTCCCTAG TGGCATCACTGAGGCACTGTACGGTCCTTGCAATGTCAAACTTACTCAAT AGTTNTCTGATTGCTTCCCCTTCCATAGGTTGTGGGAATAATTGAGTCAC CCAAGAAGGCCTTGACCTTTCCAGCAAGTGGGAAGGTATAATCAGTCTCC TAGAGCAGGACTCACCTGTTTTAACTCCACCTCCCGCCCCAACCCCAGTG GAGATCATTCGCATAAAGGGCCTGGGCCACTGAACGGGCTAAGCAAATAT GAATTATTTGGATCGGTTGGCAGAAGAGGTCAATGATAAATTGCAAGAAA ACTCTACTTTGAGGACAGTCCGGCTCTCAAGGAGCACGTCTTCCACAACC TGATCTCTCTTTCTTTACCCTACATCCAAGGGCTTGAACATTTCTTGACT GCCTTTGGGAGACCCTCTTCAGATGACTGCCATCAAAAGAGTCATAGAAA GCTGTGCAGGGCATCCCAGACAGGGGTTGGGCCTCCCTGATGGACAAGGA CGCCTCCCTATTCCTCTNNNANCAGGTCTCAAG

AAGCCT TCCCTCACCCCCTCACAGTGGTGCAGTTCTCGGCCTCTCGGCCTGGCTTC TCTATGTATGTCACATGCACTTGCTTAACTCTAGGCATGAAGAACTTCTC GAATGAATACAGAGTTCCTGAACTGAATGTTCAAAATGGAGTGTTAAAAT ACTTCTAATTTTTTTCTAACAGGCTCCACAATCTCTCATATATGTTTTTT TGTTATGTTGACACTGAAGTGGAAATGAAAGAAATCTATACAAGTAACCA GAGGAAGAACCTGCAGGAGCCATCCCTGACTTGCTTTGACCAAGCCCAAG GTTTAAAAGTTTGTCCCAGACCTCCAGTTATAATGCTTCTATGGCAGATT TAGATTCTGCTGCAGTTGTTCTTCTTTTTGTATAAATAATCTTCTTTGTT TGGGCACACCAGCTGTTGCCTTCTGGTGGGTGGGGCTGGGTGGAGCCACC TTTAGACGTTCTACATCAATAGCTCCCAATTTGAGGTACTTGGGCTGCTT TCCTGACAGCTTGGGGTTTGAGACCCTGGAAAACTGCAGGAAGGTACCGT GATTCAGGTGCATTTGTTTCAAGCCTTGAGGTTTCATGGGGCAAATGATG TTGAAGTTTAAGAATATCAACGTTTTATATGGTATTGTGTTTTTAGGAAC TCTCCTGTATGAGTTGTCTGATGTTGAGTAAGGCATGAACTACGGTTAAA ATGCCCAACACCTGGCTTGCCCACCCTCCTGTCCCCTGCCCCTTCCTGGT ACACACAATTGTATAGATTGCCAGCTTTTTTATAAACTGGAAATTTCTTG AAATCATCCTACCAAAAAGACATACATGCTCGCATGTTCACCACAATACT TATGTCCCCCAATAAACTGTAAGCTTCAGGGGGAATGAGTGAATGACCAG TGTTCTAAGTAGAATCTTAATCTTGGATTGTTAACTCAATGAATTCTCAT ATGTGGTCCCTGGGCTTCTCCATTCACCAGCCCCCAATCATTTCTTCCTG TACAAGGAATGAAACAGTCATTGAGGTCACCTCTAGCAAGTCTCCCAGCA GATAGCTACCACTTTCCACATCACAGTAGTAATAAATTAAATCATAATAT ACTTAATATTAGGTGTACTTTTTAAAACTAAATTTTAAAAGAAAAAGGAG

Kolmogorov function Φ(λ) has been obtained based on the codon coding for the row (string) containing the somatic sequence (mutation) and the average for 10, 20, 50 rows without mutations distributed prior or after the rows with mutations, with varying number of digits in the rows. The histogram in FIG. 8 below shows the results for the subsequences of 100, 50 and 25 digits, i.e. nucleotides (noted as ‘word’).

The function Φ reveals the difference in the coding for somatic/(tumor(indicated as with MC, black) and normal (gray) genome sequences. The averaging is for 119 files in the particular blocks of dataset with a sample of somatic sequences. The error bars, as expected, decrease for smaller sequences. FIG. 9 exhibits the Kolmogorov function for a sample of somatic sequences. The CPU time for one sequence (about 10⁹ nucleotides) was about 1 hour for i7, 2600 3.4 GHz processor of 6 GB memory.

The results of the modeling of generated systems on the one hand, and the stability of the results of the real genomic strings with respect the number of the averaged rows, namely, for row numbers e.g. 10, 20, 50, 70, and their mutual sequences on the other hand, do confirm the efficiency of the method for such strings.

This demonstrates that Kolmogorov's analysis is sensitive to genome coding differences at least for a sample of somatic/tumor specific vs normal sequences, and thus can act as a tool for detection and study of corresponding genome coding properties.

Our approach differs from those using the Kolmogorov-Smimov test, such as in U.S. Pat. No. 8,560,469 B2 (2013), U.S. Pat. No. 7,809,765 B2 (2010), U.S. Pat. No. 6,291,182 B1 (2001), since we deal with the stochasticity parameter as degree of randomness as defined by Arnold (2008, 2009), the theoretical and empirical codon coded distributions, and obtain semi-robust quantitative characteristics for the mutation and normal (without mutation) genomic sequences. 

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method to identify a mutation in a sequence isolated from a subject comprising the steps of: isolate a nucleic acid from a genome of a subject; sequence the nucleic acid from a subject to obtain nucleic acid sequence data of the genome of the subject; provide nucleic acid sequence data of the genome of the subject; obtaining the frequency counts for each combination of a 3-base combination of nucleotides wherein the obtaining is performed by starting from the first nucleotide, from the second nucleotide, and then from the third nucleotide in the sequence of a subject; constructing a theoretical cumulative distribution function (CDF) from the frequency counts for each 3-base combination present in the nucleic acid sequence data of the genome; determine an empirical CDF from the frequency counts for each 3-base combination present in a string of a sequence from the genome in the nucleic acid sequence data; perform a Kolmogorov-Arnold analysis between the theoretical CDF and the empirical CDF to obtain a stochastic probabilistic parameter on a computer; calculating a Kolmogorov-Arnold distribution function on a computer, wherein the Kolmogorov-Arnold distribution function value represents the degree of randomness, wherein the deviation from the average stochastic probabilistic parameter value of 3 sigma deviation or more from average indicates that there is a mutation in the sequence of the subject; determining whether the analyzed nucleic acid sequence from the subject contains a mutation.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the nucleic acid sequence data of a test sequence is of a length of 25, 50, 1000, 300, 500 or
 20000. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said the method is applied to aligned genomic sequences.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is applied to non-aligned genomic sequences.
 5. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the method quantitatively detects at least certain somatic sequences in the dataset of the genomic DNA purified from tumor and normal specimens, based on the difference in the value of the Kolmogorov function for strings with mutations (somatic sequences) and without mutations (normal sequences).
 6. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the behavior (values) of the Kolmogorov function for generated somatic sequences enables to distinguish between somatic sequences themselves via this method using larger datasets.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method determines the dynamics of the somatic sequences, i.e. disappearance and appearance of new sequences during the clinical studies.
 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the method detects unknown types of mutations in comparison with normal string correlations.
 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the method correlates Kolmogorov function with properties of diseases.
 10. The method of claims 5 or 6, wherein it is implemented on a computer in the successive steps for obtaining the numerical value of the codon based distribution function for each combination of a 3-base combination of nucleotides, the search and localization of the mutation sequences for the given sample, the estimation of the value of the stochasticity parameter and the Kolmogorov function for the strings with mutations and for a given number of strings without mutations, and obtaining this for a given length of the string and the number of averaged strings. 